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Federal Government

Grants.gov provides information about all federal grant opportunities. The database is searchable by federal agency, CFDA number, project number and keywords. Grants.gov allows you to sign up to receive RSS feed updates as grant programs are announced.

Texas State Government

Post-Secondary Education. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board funds research studying post-secondary education, bridge programs to prepare students for post-secondary education, pilot tests and implementations of innovative educational approaches, and other research and service programs. (On the THECB home page, scroll down to "Research and Project Grants" on the left-side menu.)

Texas A&M University System

Tarleton

The University Research Committee's objective is to develop the university's research efforts, improve its research accomplishments, and enhance the university's and faculty's visibility within the academic community. University Research Committee members are faculty representing each College. Applications for academic year funding typically are due in late summer or early fall.

Staff Council Staff Development Grants are awarded to Tarleton staff members for professional development activities like conferences, meetings, workshops, and online training.

Foundations

The Foundation Center provides information about recent foundation Requests for Proposals (RFP), as well as free minimal high level information about foundations nationwide. Access to detailed information about a specific foundation is available by paid subscription.

The Non-Profit Resource Center of Texas provides information about Texas foundations, including the types of projects they are interested in funding, examples of organizations they have funded, and the average amount of funding they typically provide. Call the Office of Sponsored Projects (ext. 9463) to obtain subscriber log-on information.